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WWCN12 CWWG 202110
WINTER STORM WARNING
FOR NORTHERN MANITOBA
UPDATED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 3:10 P.M. CST WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2024.
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WINTER STORM WARNING FOR:
LYNN LAKE - LEAF RAPIDS - PUKATAWAGAN
BROCHET.
WINTER STORM WARNING ENDED FOR:
THE PAS - WANLESS - WESTRAY - CLEARWATER LAKE PROV. PARK
FLIN FLON - CRANBERRY PORTAGE - SNOW LAKE.
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==DISCUSSION==
HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES IN NORTHWESTERN MANITOBA.
WIDESPREAD SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 CM AND LOCAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 30 TO 50 CM CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING,
WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 KM/H GIVING POOR VISIBILITY IN
BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY EVENING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF AND WINDS DIMINISH. HOWEVER, LIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR NORTHWESTERN MANITOBA UNTIL FRIDAY.
CONSIDER POSTPONING NON-ESSENTIAL TRAVEL UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PREPARE FOR
QUICKLY CHANGING AND DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. VISIBILITY
WILL BE SUDDENLY REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WIND, COLD AND DISORIENTATION BY
STAYING SHELTERED, INDOORS OR WITH YOUR VEHICLE. ROAD CLOSURES ARE
POSSIBLE. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS AND AVOID STRAIN WHEN CLEARING SNOW.
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP OTHERS INFORMED OF YOUR SCHEDULE AND
DESTINATION AND CARRY AN EMERGENCY KIT AND MOBILE PHONE. FOR
INFORMATION ON EMERGENCY PLANS AND KITS GO TO
HTTPS://WWW.GETPREPARED.GC.CA/.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR ALERTS AND FORECASTS ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER, SEND AN EMAIL TO
MBSTORM(AT)EC.GC.CA OR TWEET REPORTS USING (HASH)MBSTORM.
HTTP://WEATHER.GC.CA
END/PASPC
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